Author: Darrel Pratt

Any person seeking euthanasia must submit a written and signed request made in the presence of one independent witness. This independent witness cannot benefit from the person’s death, be an owner or operator of a health care facility where that patient receives care, or be an unpaid caregiver. How is medically assisted death done in […]

The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) contributions you and your spouse or common-law partner made during the time you lived together can be equally divided after a divorce or separation. This is called credit splitting. Can ex wife claim my retirement years after divorce? If you are divorced, your ex-spouse can receive benefits based on your […]

On June 16, 2021, the Senate officially passed Bill C-15, an Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. For an overview of Bill C-15 and its implications, please read our Canada Announces New Legislation to Implement UNDRIP blog. Is Bill C 15 passed in Canada? However, it was not passed […]

Canada has no-fault divorce. The only ground for a divorce in the Divorce Act is marriage breakdown. Grounds for Divorce You have been living apart for one year or more. Your spouse has been physically or mentally cruel to you. Your spouse has committed adultery. What is the wife entitled to in a divorce in […]

March 1, 2021. The federal Divorce Act changed on March 1, 2021. If you’re in the process of getting a divorce, or are married and thinking about getting a divorce, the new rules apply to you. They apply even if your case started before the changes to the Divorce Act. Learn about some of the […]

BILL C-22. An Act to reduce poverty and to support the financial security of persons with disabilities by establishing the Canada disability benefit and making a consequential amendment to the Income Tax Act. What will Bill C-22 do? “Bill C-22 would give us the opportunity to send a clear message to working-aged persons with disabilities […]

Median family income of couple families in Canada from 2000 to 2020 (in Canadian dollars) Characteristic Median income in Canadian dollars 2018 96,080 2017 92,990 2016 89,610 2015 88,610 What is a good salary in Canada for a couple? The average couple salary in Canada is $32,663 per year or $16.75 per hour. Entry-level positions […]

40% of marriages end in divorce. Spouses can file jointly for a divorce, and 31% of them do just that. Canada has the 29th highest divorce rate in the world. Only 8% of Canadians have prenuptial agreements, despite the high divorce rate. What’s the average divorce rate in Canada? Yet enough Canadians go through with […]

A total of 20,351 (excluding naval variants) were built which was more than any other British warplane. No. 403 Squadron first flew the Spitfire on Canadian operations in March 1941 and a total of 14 RCAF squadrons would eventually fly this type of aircraft. Were any Spitfires built in Canada? Spitfire Mk Vb EP120, 402 […]

It’s been over a century since the first powered plane in Canada, dubbed the Silver Dart, took flight in Baddeck, Nova Scotia. What was the first airplane in Canada? the Silver DartOn February 23, 1909, more than 100 people witnessed the first successful powered flight in Canada, as the Silver Dart lifted off the ice […]